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Summary: A New Comic Duo?
Review: The plot of ANGER MANAGEMENT really isn't even worth discussing because it starts off rather simple then becomes extremely complex and convuluted. Besides, the plot takes a backseat in this movie and though most of the time it is a story that drives a film, that isn't the case here. The reason most people will be going to watch this movie (and the reason you should too) is the pairing of Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler together in a comedy. Sandler, like he does in just about every other movie he has ever made, pretty much plays himself; the soft-spoken, mild-mannered man who is seething with a biting sarcasm and fiery anger underneath. Nicholson, on the other hand, gets to do something he hasn't been allowed to do very often in the past: he gets to use his famous maniac energy and use it full force in a comedy. The results are hilarious. Though the movie looks like a bunch of loose sketches stiched together with a few scenes added in and an ending that resembles something out of CANDID CAMERA or the movie THE GAME, those stiched-together sketches with Nicholoson and Sandler are priceless. Especially funny are the scene of them singing "I Feel Pretty" in a stopped car on a busy New York bridge and the scene with John C. Reilly at a Buddhast monastary. Overall though the movie isn't all that great, it is more than worth the price of admission just to see Nicholson and Sandler paired off together. They should team up more often and could be the next generation of Hope and Crosby.
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Summary: Forced Laughs, poor execution!!!
Review: Anger Management is more sad than funny. Why producers think we get pleasure out of other people's misery is beyond me. After viewing this, I need anger management.Adam Sandler plays meek Dave Buznik (the same character he plays in ALL his films, just with a different name), a nice guy who is a walking doormat. Jack Nicholson is Dr. Buddy Rydell, a therapist assigned by a court to treat Buznik for alleged issues after he uncharacteristically lashes out at strangers a couple of times. But wait, here's the ruling comic concept: the doctor is crazier than the patient. Dr. Rydell moves in with Buznik and begins to control his life, going so far as putting moves on the younger man's girlfriend (a wonderful Marisa Tomei, bouncing back up after her horrible performance in IN THE BEDROOM). There are a few forced laughs here and there, mostly from seeing what crazy thing Nicholson's character will do next. It gets old fast. I thought this would be better than the typical Sandler farce. I was wrong. The best and by far most clever thing in Anger Management are cameos featuring Bobby Knight, John McEnroe, and ex-New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, as well as hilarious appearances by Woody Harrelson, Heather Graham, and John C. Reilly. If in desperate need of a laugh, this movie isn't for you. If there is nothing else to see, go for the nothing else instead. This movie just didn't deliver, but it does have a few good moments, just too far in between.
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Summary: It had a little potential, and then threw it away
Review: I was impressed with Jack Nicholson as I always am, and this film seemed to be going somewhere slightly original. Then the last 20 minutes happened and ruined the whole thing. It was as if they cut and pasted the endings to any teen-beat film (Never Been Kissed, anything with Freddie Prinze Jr., etc) and put them together to form this ending. It was so horrible and ruined everything. It definitely had a few funny parts, but most of which were seen in the previews. Nicholson had a fun role, Adam Sandler was his usual self, John Tutorro was excellent, and Heather Graham's role was only there so that the viewers could see her in her underwear. This is not something that is appropriate for even most 13 year olds. Not that it sould be rated R, but it was pushing it for a PG-13. The rating reflects profanity and constant crude/sexual humor including some homosexuality. Anger Management had a creative beginning, and then shattered the rest with its ridiculous ending.
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Summary: EXCELLENT
Review: This movie is worth every penny!
I am the BIGGEST Sandler fan in all of fan history, and i strongly recommend this movie to anyone, Sandler/Nicholson fan or not.
I saw this movie 3 times. I think it's self-explanatory. ~Candace
Seattle Movie Reviewer
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Summary: Goosefrabba.........Goosefrabba..........
Review: .......That's the mantra Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson) teaches the patients in his anger management class to recite to calm themselves down. The joke is that Rydell himself is a seemingly disturbed semi-psychotic. After meeting on an ill-fated flight, helpless schlub Dave Buznik (Adam Sandler) is arrested and sentenced to attend Rydell's sessions, despite the fact that Rydell was the cause of the incident in the first place. After another "Violent outburst", Buznik is given an ultimatum: 24-Hour supervision by Rydell for one Month, or one Year in jail. After a few days, that Year in jail might just start to look good.... Sandler delivers a relatively restrained performance, and Nicholson is more crazy than he's been since The Shining or Batman. He gets most of the laughs, while Sandler plays straight man. As usual, Sandler surrounds himself with some great talent, including Luis Guzman, Harry Dean Stanton, John Turturro, Marisa Tomei, John C. Reilly, and lots of others, including some truly inspired cameos that generate big laughs. While not gut-bustingly funny, Anger Management was a pretty good film, and the chemistry between Sandler and Nicholson is great; Nicholson can get a big laugh just by arching one of his trademark brows. I could have lived without the sappy finale, and Marisa Tomei's revalation at the end also dampened my enthusiasm a little; I know it's just a movie, but it defied all credibility. Otherwise, Anger Management is a fun way to spend a few hours.
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Summary: Good premise, poor execution
Review: Though with the talents of Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler, Anger Management is a bad movie. It's plot is pretty straight-foreward, with Sandler as a business man who's rage keeps building up, and he gets mad at a flight attendant on a airplane, and a court forces him to undergo anger management therapy for thirty days. Nicholson, his therapist, decides he needs more, and ends up moving in with him. Sure, these two men are very funny, and this film could be something, but after a while, we get tired of seeing close-ups of Nicholson's scary face for laughs. Although an occasional laugh here and there, this is an un-funny film. After the commercial successes of such films as Big Daddy and The Waterboy, Adam has made Mr. Deeds (did so-so), 8 crazy nights (bad), and this. I expected there to be a lot more people at the theater than there actually were. This film had some cameos, such as Derek Jeter, Rudy Giuliani, John Macenroe, and Bobby Knight. Obviously a film by the producers of "The Animal," and "The Master of Disguise" isn't in great taste. Galaxia (Woody Harrelso) is just gross. It seems that Adam Sandler's career started off slow, got huge, and now is slowly dying. Although different, "Punch-Drunk Love" understood Sandler's strength's and weaknesses. When you have him as an executive producer, then it's just a free for all. Very close to one star. This is the worst film so far this year, and I've seen Bringing Down the House..... God Bless America!
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Summary: The New Mood Therapy of the Millennium?
Review: Jack Nicholson seems to have a fetish for portraying dark, brooding and psychotic personalities in film. First, he was wreaking havoc as a wacko mental patient in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest". Next, he's posessed of a demonic spirit as a hotel resort guest in "The Shining". Now, he sort of reprises the first role in "Anger Management" - except, instead of being "the hunted", who once ran amok in an isolated mental ward, he is now "the hunter" - as a psychiatrist who hasn't quite cleared his head of those demented cobwebs, it seems. Enter a mild-mannered guy (Adam Sandler), who is extremely calm on the surface, but is somewhat a powder keg underneath. Thus, it takes a lot to get this Type A study in contrast to explode. This is where aversion type therapy kicks in, and the results could get quite messy, and hilarious in certain instances. While Nicholson's psychiatrist persona gets on Sandler's character's last nerve, it appears the former is teaching the latter everything he knows from his years of expertise at the same time - both from his view of life and from his profession. The storyline is good, containing a good dose of comedy with a touch of drama to spice it up. Add a fine main cast and a few celebrities to the mix, and you have the ultimate therapy session. Joining both Nicholson and Sandler in session, are John McEnroe, Bob Knight and other celebrities. Kevin Nealon, Woody Harrelson and Lynne Thigpen (in her final role), among others, round out the main cast. Need psychological help, but can't afford the high fees often associated with such therapy? "Anger Management" is the near-perfect antidote to help curb your aggressions. It's practically the best therapy to spend your precious bucks on...and it's cheap too! Make an appointment at your local theater (or video retailer) today!
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Summary: Anger Management?
Review: Anger Management? Yea thats what your gonna need after seeing this movie. Its about 2 hours of pure Adam Sandler nice sugary goodness. Why does Sandler feel the need to show us he is a good boy in every movie? And Jack Nicholson...whhaat happened to this man?? He was once in great movies like The Shining and One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest. Though I do admit he is the high point of this movie. He give an acting role similar to Cuckoos Nest but with such bad acting on Adam Sandler's part it is watered down. Adam plays a nice guy (yea he does this yet again) who "harrasses" a flight attendent and has to go through Anger Managment. He then goes on do commit such acts as to fight a blind man and break and womans nose and has to get full time anger management. Other things happen that usually happen in an Adam Sandler movie and the plot is quite predictable. I just want to know why Adam Sandler ever since The Wedding Singer has felt the urge to play roles where he is a good guy. What happened to the funny voices and great movies like Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison. The past three movies Sandler has put out: Little Nicky, Mr. Deeds, and Anger Management have all had Adam playing good Mr. Nice Guy roles. He realy needs to get out of this because not even Jack Nicholson can save him now.
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Summary: Nicholson is great, but Sandler and the script bring it down
Review: I enjoy Jack Nicholson's sense of humor, and even though I found Adam Sandler's former roles as somewhat dim guys with speech impediments quite annoying. However, I liked the turn that his movies are making, so I went to see this one with some friends. The premise is interesting, and while there are plot twists, you can see them coming a mile away after the first surprise. However, I won't hold that against this movie. Nicholson is great, but Sandler's character (or at least the script) wasn't at all believable. Neither was the judge or the court decisions. Now, usually radical situations make comedies even funnier, but it doesn't really work here. Add to that a lot of old jokes about male sexual organs, and the movie becomes repetitive and dull. However, for Nicholson and the few spots that were enjoyable, I'll give it three stars. I won't discourage people from seeing it, but don't hold your breath.
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Summary: Three Flew Over The Cookoo's Nest
Review: This movie is rip-roaring funny. Who woulda' thought... Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson would match up like this?? Marissa Tomei is great too! Highly recommended to tickle your funny bone... hilarious!!
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